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Community comes to the aid of fire engine that got stuck in mud at fun day

The fire engine was attending Heavitree Park Fun Day in Exeter when it became stuck in the mud

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by Zoe Stevens

13:46, 22 Sep 2017

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Fire Engine stuck at Heavitree Park Fun Day(Image: Stacey Flay)

The community came to the rescue when a fire engine that was attending a family fun day in Exeter got stuck in the mud.

The fire engine was attending Heavitree Park Fun Day, and the service was asked by organisers to park in the middle of the event, before getting stuck in the mud.

The fire engine was stuck for between 10 and 15 minutes, and went to the event to give fire safety advice to young children and to get home safety referrals.

Fire Engine stuck at Heavitree Park Fun Day(Image: Stacey Flay)

A spokesperson from the fire service has paid tribute to the ‘great community spirit’ which helped to free the fire engine, as members of the public queued up to offer advice and even to try and push the fire engine.

They said: “We are asked to attend each year by the organisers as we can make a real impact on the community and the engagement we have with them. We were asked to park in the centre of the event which shows how important our attendance at this event is.

“Our reasons for attending this event were to give Fire Safety advice to young children and also to try and get Home Safety referrals. As soon as we arrived we had a queue of people with their children wanting to have a look around the engine, we were all in conversation with members of the public who were asking questions about the job we do and the truck.

“When it became apparent that we were stuck there was no hesitance from members of the public to help us whether it be advice or man power to try and free the fire engine.

“All in all it took roughly 10-15mins to free the fire engine and this would not have been possible so quickly had we not had the great community spirit from the public to help us.”